New Gas Plant In Bogo City, Cebu Generates Enough For 500 Families

[Art2ro]

http://ph.news.yahoo...-173431558.htmlTHE Libertad Natural Gas Power Plant in Bogo City, which is capable of producing one megawatt of power every day, was inaugurated yesterday by Forum Exploration Inc. and Desco Inc.Bogo City Mayor Celestino Martinez Jr. welcomed the development, saying it will contribute to Cebu’s power supply without causing pollution.“I believe we have enough natural gas deposits in Bogo and I hope that power generation of this kind of energy source will increase,” Martinez said.Bogo City Planning and Development Coordinator Carlo Logarta said the Libertad plant is the first small-scale power plant using natural gas in Cebu. Forum extracts the natural gas, while Desco owns the machine that converts the gas into power, which is now being supplied to the Cebu Electric Cooperative (Cebeco) 2.Forum vice president Dan Carlos said his company has already spent US$11 million for their natural gas drilling operations in Cebu, which started in 1994 under Contract No. 40.Carlos said that they are generating 240,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day, equivalent to about one megawatt (mw) of power.One mw can serve 500 households per day.“We are monitoring the performance of the gas wells and the engine and if supply increases, we may perhaps put up additional engines for additional power,” Carlos said.He added that yesterday’s inauguration of the Libertad gas power plant was historic, because it’s the first in Cebu and only the third in the country.The first was in San Antonio, Isabela under the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) and the second facility was from the Malampaya field in Palawan.San Antonio produces natural gas only, like Libertad, while Malampaya produces both natural gas and oil.Desco president Sherwin Mendiola thanked Forum for giving his company a chance to prove the efficiency of their Jenbacher gas engines to produce power out of natural gas.Engineer Redemptor Pascual of the Department of Energy (DOE) urged all local government units (LGU) to support government’s efforts to develop renewable energy, like natural gas.Cebeco 2 General Manager Peter Señeres said that Desco offered to sell power to them at P5.50 per kilowatt hour, but because this is still subject to the approval of the Energy Regulatory Commission, they are buying it at P4 per kilowatt hour at present, based on their contract price with the National Power Corp.

[i am bob]

I know this is good for the country but I still don't understand...What is so hard about using Natural Gas to run an engine that turns a generator that produces power that is then filtered and delivered to the masses? 1 Megawatt? Sounds like a 1st or 2nd year college project to me.

[Art2ro]

I know this is good for the country but I still don't understand...What is so hard about using Natural Gas to run an engine that turns a generator that produces power that is then filtered and delivered to the masses? 1 Megawatt? Sounds like a 1st or 2nd year college project to me.

I wondered about that too! 1 megawatt? Sort of defeats the purpose! Hope they have plenty of natural gas at an affordable price and build more power plants and not just for 500 families, but for all and maybe sell some back to the grid to offset their operating costs in the future!

[i am bob]

Wonder how hard it would be to buy an old naval vessel somewhere, and then hook up and run the power cables ashore and into the grid? Even convert it to run on natural gas... And then convert the rest of the ship into apartments and make back what it costs to buy it in the first place... :attention:

[oldutot]

Only enough for 500 families, my gas is free of charge. Maybe I will pipe some into Bogo city. Ask Jake, I have high quality octane

Edited March 3, 2012 by oldutot

[i am bob]

Only enough for 500 families, my gas is free of charge. Maybe I will pipe some into Bogo city. Ask Jake, I have high quality octane

I'm scared to ask where it comes from.... the ground or... :attention:

[Art2ro]

Wonder how hard it would be to buy an old naval vessel somewhere, and then hook up and run the power cables ashore and into the grid? Even convert it to run on natural gas... And then convert the rest of the ship into apartments and make back what it costs to buy it in the first place... :mocking:

Will a slightly used "hand me down" nuclear powered aircraft carrier work too? :541:

[i am bob]

Wonder how hard it would be to buy an old naval vessel somewhere, and then hook up and run the power cables ashore and into the grid? Even convert it to run on natural gas... And then convert the rest of the ship into apartments and make back what it costs to buy it in the first place... :dance:

Will a slightly used "hand me down" nuclear powered aircraft carrier work too? :541:

I remember when I was yachting on one of our 280 class destroyers when the fishies told me that the power generated onboard was sufficient to light up half of Halifax... I took it with a grain of salt but still...And, yes, being that I worked on aircraft onboard ship, "proper" naval terminalogy referred to me as a "zoomie" and the navy folk were all "fish-heads"... Some days I wasn't sure if I should answer to Master Corporal or a Master Seaman...

[Jake]

Wonder how hard it would be to buy an old naval vessel somewhere, and then hook up and run the power cables ashore and into the grid? Even convert it to run on natural gas... And then convert the rest of the ship into apartments and make back what it costs to buy it in the first place... :dance:

Will a slightly used "hand me down" nuclear powered aircraft carrier work too? :541:

I remember when I was yachting on one of our 280 class destroyers when the fishies told me that the power generated onboard was sufficient to light up half of Halifax... I took it with a grain of salt but still...And, yes, being that I worked on aircraft onboard ship, "proper" naval terminalogy referred to me as a "zoomie" and the navy folk were all "fish-heads"... Some days I wasn't sure if I should answer to Master Corporal or a Master Seaman...

Yachting on a 280 class tin can, with your daily ration of rum? Dang, where do I sign up....he, he. We anchor clankers in the US surface Navy always rag the "airedales" (zoomies) because they had the best equipment and the best toys.I spent some time on several Nimitz class carriers and those female pilots that I had the pleasure of meeting, alwayshave that sexy killer instinct. Yeah, they can kill me softly too.....he, he.The term BOT (build, operate and transfer) was used to have stationary and floating power plants design and builtby some of the best foreign power industries. Many are located throughout the islands. Unfortunately, some plantsquickly fall into disarray due to mismanagement and the use of contaminated fuel to feed the new diesel generators. Did I also mention corruption plays a major role in brownouts/blackouts? A Nimitz class nuke carrier would work for the first few nanoseconds of operation. And then everyone within groundzero will be nuked well done. Nuclear safety protocols will be bought and sold to the highest bidder. The nuclearsafety board inspectors and operators will reap the profits -- they wouldn't care about glowing in the dark. I wouldrather rely on natural human waste to power up my home. It's an endless supply but the odor would probably killeveryone within my ground zero.....he, he.Retired master-bater (masterchief) -- Jake

[i am bob]

Wonder how hard it would be to buy an old naval vessel somewhere, and then hook up and run the power cables ashore and into the grid? Even convert it to run on natural gas... And then convert the rest of the ship into apartments and make back what it costs to buy it in the first place... :crack-up:

Will a slightly used "hand me down" nuclear powered aircraft carrier work too? :541:

I remember when I was yachting on one of our 280 class destroyers when the fishies told me that the power generated onboard was sufficient to light up half of Halifax... I took it with a grain of salt but still...And, yes, being that I worked on aircraft onboard ship, "proper" naval terminalogy referred to me as a "zoomie" and the navy folk were all "fish-heads"... Some days I wasn't sure if I should answer to Master Corporal or a Master Seaman...

Yachting on a 280 class tin can, with your daily ration of rum? Dang, where do I sign up....he, he. We anchor clankers in the US surface Navy always rag the "airedales" (zoomies) because they had the best equipment and the best toys.I spent some time on several Nimitz class carriers and those female pilots that I had the pleasure of meeting, alwayshave that sexy killer instinct. Yeah, they can kill me softly too.....he, he.The term BOT (build, operate and transfer) was used to have stationary and floating power plants design and builtby some of the best foreign power industries. Many are located throughout the islands. Unfortunately, some plantsquickly fall into disarray due to mismanagement and the use of contaminated fuel to feed the new diesel generators. Did I also mention corruption plays a major role in brownouts/blackouts? A Nimitz class nuke carrier would work for the first few nanoseconds of operation. And then everyone within groundzero will be nuked well done. Nuclear safety protocols will be bought and sold to the highest bidder. The nuclearsafety board inspectors and operators will reap the profits -- they wouldn't care about glowing in the dark. I wouldrather rely on natural human waste to power up my home. It's an endless supply but the odor would probably killeveryone within my ground zero.....he, he.Retired master-bater (masterchief) -- Jake

So what you are saying is that we would all be looking for those beautiful women with the strange green tan? :mocking:Seriously I don't know if I would want to see a nuke there either. And I was kind of tongue in cheek (as you well know) about having a destroyer or two tie up along side to be a giant portable power supply for some of the cities... though I was wondering if I could get anyone to bite... :dance: I need better hooks on my fishing rod! :541: